Profiles

Kathleen A. Mahoney is senior program officer for global development at GHR Foundation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where her portfolio focuses on the nexus of faith and the well-being of children. She previously served as the president of Porticus North America Foundation, and has provided consulting services for other foundations. Mahoney has served on the boards […]

Susan Deniker is an attorney at Steptoe & Johnson PLLC, where she chairs the Labor and Employment Department and is a member of the firm’s higher education team. She specializes in the areas of labor and employment law, higher education law, and litigation. Deniker’s higher education practice includes counseling on employment issues as well as […]

​Jenna K. Templeton, vice president for academic affairs at Chatham University, helped lead the university’s academic reorganization and transition to undergraduate coeducation. Her career in higher education administration has included service as director of online academic and support services, associate dean of distance education, and director of student life. Earlier, her work focused on advising […]

LeeRay Costa is executive director of the Batten Leadership Institute and professor of gender and women’s studies, anthropology, and leadership studies at Hollins University (VA). She previously served as director of faculty development for five years, and department chair for 14 years. Costa’s current interests include engaging contemplative practices, spirituality, and creative expression in the […]

Eboo Patel is the founder and president of Interfaith America, the nation’s leading interfaith organization. As a civic leader, speaker, and author, Patel advances the notion that diversity is a treasure, and cooperation across our differences is the key for everybody to thrive. His impact extends to serving on Former President Barack Obama’s Inaugural Faith […]

Natasha Baker is a partner with Novus Law Firm, Inc. Baker represents private and public institutions of higher education in a broad range of legal matters, including Title IX; student discipline; FERPA compliance; disability accommodation for students and employees; faculty discipline; and employment matters such as tenure denial and dismissal, harassment, discrimination, and wrongful termination. […]

Kerry D. Fulcher has been provost and chief academic officer at Point Loma Nazarene University (CA) since 2010. He began his career at Point Loma Nazarene in 1994 as a faculty member in the biology department and served as biology chair from 2002 to 2008. In all his roles, Fulcher has worked to develop the […]

Debbie Cottrell has served as president of Texas Lutheran University since 2019, after serving as the university’s vice president for academic affairs for seven years. Cottrell has overseen both programmatic growth and geographical expansion, with a consistent focus on diversity, student experience, financial stability, and community partnerships. Her previous roles include positions in academic affairs […]

Marjorie Hass became president of the Council of Independent Colleges in 2021. From 2017 until her appointment to the CIC presidency, Hass served as president of Rhodes College. Previously, Hass served for eight years as president of Austin College. Earlier, she spent more than 16 years as a member of the philosophy faculty and subsequently […]

Marilyn Sutton-Haywood serves as project director for the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU) Faculty-Student STEM Mentoring Program. Prior to that, she served as faculty member and vice president for academic affairs at Shaw University (NC), Bethune-Cookman University (FL), and Johnson C. Smith University (NC). She also held positions as dean of arts and […]